Title 47 — Title 47: Land and Land Titles

Sec. 47-33b. Marketable record title. Definitions. As used in sections 47-33b to 47-33l, inclusive: (a) “Marketable record title” means a title of record which operates to extinguish such interests and claims, existing prior to the effective date of the root of title, as are stat…

Sec. 47-33c. Chain of title for not less than forty years creates marketable record title. Any person having the legal capacity to own land in this state, who has an unbroken chain of title to any interest in land for forty years or more, shall be deemed to have a marketable reco…

Sec. 47-33d. Interests to which title is subject. Such marketable record title is subject to: (1) All interests and defects which are created by or arise out of the muniments of which the chain of record title is formed; provided a general reference in the muniments, or any of th…

Sec. 47-33e. Prior interests void. Subject to the matters stated in section 47-33d, such marketable record title shall be held by its owner and shall be taken by any person dealing with the land free and clear of all interests, claims or charges whatsoever, the existence of which…

Sec. 47-33f. Notice of claim filed within forty-year period. (a) Any person claiming an interest of any kind in land may preserve and keep effective that interest by recording, during the forty-year period immediately following the effective date of the root of title of the perso…

Sec. 47-33g. Contents of notice. Recording. Indexing. (a) To be effective and to be entitled to recordation, the notice referred to in section 47-33f shall contain an accurate and full description of all land affected by the notice, which description shall be set forth in particu…

Sec. 47-33h. Excepted interests. Sections 47-33b to 47-33l, inclusive, shall not be applied to bar any lessor or successor of the lessor as a reversioner of the right to possession on the expiration of any lease or to bar or extinguish any easement or interest in the nature of an…

Sec. 47-33i. Other statutes not affected. Nothing contained in sections 47-33b to 47-33l, inclusive, shall be construed to extend the period for bringing an action or for doing any other required act under any statute of limitation, nor, except as herein specifically provided, to…

Sec. 47-33j. Notice not to be recorded to slander title. Damages. No person may use the privilege of recording notices under sections 47-33f and 47-33g for the purpose of slandering the title to land. In any action brought for the purpose of quieting title to land, if the court f…

Sec. 47-33k. Construction. Sections 47-33b to 47-33l, inclusive, shall be liberally construed to effect the legislative purpose of simplifying and facilitating land title transactions by allowing persons to rely on a record chain of title as described in section 47-33c, subject o…

Sec. 47-33l. Forty-year period extended, when. If the forty-year period specified in sections 47-33b to 47-33k, inclusive, has expired prior to two years after July 1, 1969, such period shall be extended two years after July 1, 1969. (1967, P.A. 553, S. 11; 1969, P.A. 509, S. 5.)…

Sec. 47-33m. Short title: Dormant Mineral Interests Act. Sections 47-33m to 47-33t, inclusive, may be cited as the “Dormant Mineral Interests Act”. (P.A. 87-283, S. 1.)

Sec. 47-33n. Dormant Mineral Interests Act: Statement of policy. (a) The public policy of this state is to enable and encourage marketability of real property and to mitigate the impact of dormant mineral interests on the full use and development of both surface estate and minera…

Sec. 47-33o. Dormant Mineral Interests Act: Definitions. As used in sections 47-33m to 47-33t, inclusive: (1) “Mineral interest” means an interest in a mineral estate, however created and regardless of form, whether absolute or fractional, divided or undivided, corporeal or incor…

Sec. 47-33p. Dormant Mineral Interests Act: Exclusions. (a) Sections 47-33m to 47-33t, inclusive, do not apply to: (1) A mineral interest of the United States or an Indian tribe, except to the extent permitted by federal law. (2) A mineral interest of this state or an agency or p…

Sec. 47-33q. Dormant Mineral Interests Act: Termination of dormant mineral interest. (a) The owner of the fee simple title to any real property subject to a dormant mineral interest in any other person or entity may maintain an action to terminate such dormant mineral interest. A…

Sec. 47-33r. Dormant Mineral Interests Act: Preservation of mineral interest by notice. (a) Any person claiming any kind of mineral interest may preserve and keep effective that interest by recording a notice of intent to preserve the mineral interest or a part thereof. The miner…

Sec. 47-33s. Dormant Mineral Interests Act: Effect of termination of mineral interest. A court order or decree terminating a mineral interest, when recorded, merges the terminated mineral interest, including express and implied appurtenant surface rights and obligations, with the…

Sec. 47-33t. Dormant Mineral Interests Act: Savings and transitional provisions. (a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 47-33m to 47-33t, inclusive, upon October 1, 1987, apply to all mineral interests, whether created before, on or after October 1, 1987. (b) An action may …

Sec. 47-34. Bounds between proprietors reestablished by Superior Court. When the boundaries of lands between adjoining proprietors have been lost or become uncertain and they cannot agree to establish the boundaries, one or more of them may bring a complaint to the superior court…

Sec. 47-34a. Unlawful destruction, disturbance or removal of surveyor's marker or monument. (a) Any person who knowingly injures, destroys, disturbs or removes any marker properly placed on any tract of land or street or highway line by a surveyor, or by any person at the directi…

Sec. 47-35. Tobacco poles deemed to be part of tobacco-curing structure. Tobacco poles used in any structure utilized for the curing of tobacco in the leaf shall be deemed for all purposes an integral part of such structure. (1949 Rev., S. 7127; 1971, P.A. 871, S. 119.) History: …

Sec. 47-36. Federal claim or judgment to be recorded. If the United States of America, or any official or agent in its behalf, claims any lien or encumbrance on, or interest in, land situated in this state, whether or not as a lien referred to in section 49-32a, or if any judgmen…

Sec. 47-36a. Definitions. (a) As used in this chapter and section 47-5, (1) “his heirs, executors and administrators” means, in the case of a corporation, limited liability company or partnership, “its successors” and “his heirs and assigns” means, in the case of a corporation, l…

Sec. 47-36aa. Validations re conveyancing defects of instrument recorded after January 1, 1997, insubstantial defects, defects re power of attorney, defects re conveyance by fiduciary. (a) Conveyancing defects. Any deed, mortgage, lease, power of attorney, release, assignment or …

Sec. 47-36aaa. Definitions. For the purposes of this section and sections 47-36bbb to 47-36fff, inclusive: (1) “Person” has the same meaning as provided in section 1-79; (2) “Record” means to present any instrument to a town clerk for placement in the land records pursuant to sec…

Sec. 47-36b. Effect of conveyances made in accordance with chapter. Any conveyance made pursuant to this chapter, duly signed by the grantor, or the attorney of the grantor, or by a person duly authorized if the grantor is a corporation or partnership, conveys to the grantee all …

Sec. 47-36bb. Validation re transfer of interest in real property to trust rather than trustee. Treatment of subsequent transfers. Indexing by town clerk. Presumptions re certain instruments recorded in the land records. (a) Any transfer of an interest in real property to a trust…

Sec. 47-36bbb. Unfair real estate listing agreements prohibited and unenforceable. Penalty. (a) No real estate listing provider shall enter into any unfair real estate listing agreement with any person who holds any interest in residential real property. (b) No unfair real estate…

Sec. 47-36c. Statutory forms for deeds. The forms set forth in this section may be used and are sufficient for their respective purposes. They shall be known as “Statutory Form” and may be referred to as such. Nothing in this chapter precludes the use of any other legal form of d…

Sec. 47-36ccc. Recording and rerecording prohibited. Effect on bona fide purchasers and creditors. No person shall record or rerecord, or cause to be recorded or rerecorded, any unfair real estate listing agreement or any notice or memorandum thereof. If any such agreement, notic…

Sec. 47-36d. Force and effect of “Warranty Deed” form. A deed following the form entitled “Warranty Deed”, when duly executed, has the force and effect of conveying title in fee simple to the grantee, with covenants on the part of the grantor to the grantee, for himself and for h…

Sec. 47-36ddd. Recording and rerecording of certain real estate listing agreements required. (a) Not later than July 31, 2024, each real estate listing provider who entered into a real estate listing agreement on or before June 30, 2024, shall rerecord such agreement, and record …

Sec. 47-36e. Force and effect of words “with warranty covenants”. In any conveyance of real property the words “with warranty covenants” have the full force, meaning and effect of the following words: “The grantor covenants with the grantee that he is lawfully seized in fee simpl…

Sec. 47-36eee. Petitions for relief. (a) If any unfair real estate listing agreement or notice or memorandum thereof is recorded or rerecorded, any person who holds an interest in the residential real property that is the subject of such agreement or the Attorney General may peti…

Sec. 47-36f. Force and effect of “Quitclaim Deed” form. A deed entitled “Quitclaim Deed”, when duly executed, has the force and effect of a conveyance to the releasee of all the releasor's right, title and interest in and to the property described therein except as otherwise limi…

Sec. 47-36fff. Assignment of rights under unfair real estate listing agreement. Any real estate listing provider who records or rerecords, or causes to be recorded or rerecorded, any unfair real estate listing agreement or any notice or memorandum thereof, including, but not limi…

Sec. 47-36g. Force and effect of words “with quitclaim covenants”. In any conveyance of real property the words “with quitclaim covenants” have the full force, meaning and effect of the following words: “The releasor, for himself and for his heirs and assigns, executors and admin…

Sec. 47-36h. Force and effect of “Mortgage Deed” form. A deed following the form entitled “Mortgage Deed”, when duly executed, has the force and effect of a deed to the mortgagee in fee simple, subject to defeasance, with mortgage covenants, to secure the payment of money as well…

Sec. 47-36i. Force and effect of the words “with mortgage covenants”. In any conveyance of real property the words “with mortgage covenants” have the full force, meaning and effect of the following words: “The mortgagor covenants with the mortgagee that he is lawfully seized in f…

Sec. 47-36j. Conditions included in the words “upon statutory condition”. In any mortgage deed of real property, the words “upon statutory condition” or similar language, include the following conditions: “Provided, and this conveyance is made upon the express condition, if the m…

Sec. 47-36k. Technical words of inheritance not necessary. In any conveyance or reservation of real property or of any interest therein, the terms “heirs”, “assigns” or other technical words of inheritance are not necessary to convey or reserve an estate in fee simple. A conveyan…

Sec. 47-36l. Type of estate deemed to be included in conveyance. In any conveyance of real property all rights, privileges and appurtenances belonging or appertaining to the granted or released estate are included in the conveyance, unless expressly stated otherwise in the convey…

Secs. 47-36m and 47-36n. Fees for recording statutory forms. Other legal forms of deeds and mortgages not precluded. Sections 47-36m and 47-36n are repealed. (P.A. 75-309, S. 16, 17; P.A. 76-271, S. 2; P.A. 79-602, S. 132.)

Sec. 47-36o. Force and effect of “Conservator's Deed” form. A deed following the form entitled “Conservator's Deed”, when duly executed, has the force and effect of conveying to the grantee the fee simple title of a person under voluntary or involuntary conservatorship or such co…

Sec. 47-36p. Force and effect of “Testamentary Trustee's Deed” form. A deed following the form entitled “Testamentary Trustee's Deed”, when duly executed, has the force and effect of conveying to the grantee the fee simple title which a deceased person had at the time of his deat…

Sec. 47-36q. Force and effect of “Administrator's Deed” form. A deed following the form entitled “Administrator's Deed”, when duly executed, has the force and effect of conveying to the grantee the fee simple title which a deceased person had at the time of his death, or which su…

Sec. 47-36r. Force and effect of “Executor's Deed” form. A deed following the form entitled “Executor's Deed”, when duly executed, has the force and effect of conveying to the grantee the fee simple title which a deceased person had at the time of his death, or which the executor…

Sec. 47-36s. Force and effect of “Trustee's Deed” form. A deed following the form entitled “Trustee's Deed”, when duly executed, has the force and effect of conveying to the grantee the fee simple title which the trustee has pursuant to authority given in the trust instrument or …

Secs. 47-36t to 47-36z. Reserved for future use.